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Ichabod. Or, A discourse, showing what cause there is to fear that the glory…Ichabod. Or, A discourse, shewing what cause there is to fear that the glory…
Ichabod. Or, A discourse, showing what cause there is to fear that the glory of the Lord, is departing from New-England. Delivered in two sermons, / by Increase Mather ; [Eight lines of Scripture texts]Ichabod. Or, A discourse, shewing what cause there is to fear that the glory of the Lord, is departing from New-England. Delivered in two sermons, / by Increase Mather ; [Eight lines of Scripture texts]
Boston: printed by Timothy Green, 1702
Title page typeset from the transcription.
ICHABOD, OR, The GLORY Departing FROM New England › Sermon 2 › USE.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
As for many of those Indians who now make a Profession of Christianity, men who pass under the Name of English Protestants have Debauched them with Drink, and so made them more Brutish, and […] Creatures; yea, more the Children of Hell then they were before the Light of the Gospel came among them. So then, that Glory is dolefully departing. Once more, It has formerly been said, that ⟨p. 73⟩our College has been one of the Glori•• of New-England. In that we have Excelled all other English Plantations. But the long Dissettlement of that Society, seemeth to look ominously on Posterity, and on the Churches in New-England. Some who once had their Education there, have been of such Eminen••y for Learning and Piety, that New-England has been Honoured for their sakes. But of later Times as to many of them, it has been much otherwise. It has grieved me to the Heart when I have received Letters from diverse persons of Quality in England, thus complaining to me, Young men who had their Education in your College, when they come over unto us in England, are Enemies to that which was in a peculiar manner the Religion of their Fathers. I […] the Lord […] a Controversy on the […] of unkindnesses shown (not to […] but) to some who have formerly Presided there, as well as for Corruptions which have been too much indulged in that Nursery. I can not but with well▪ as I have singular cause to do) to the Poor College. Nor […] I be without fears that one of these ⟨p. 74⟩Three things will happen to it; Either▪
As for many of those Indians who now make a Profession of Christianity, men who pass under the Name of English Protestants have Debauched them with Drink, and so made them more Brutish, and 〈…〉 Creatures; yea, more the Children of Hell then they were before the Light of the Gospel came among them. So then, that Glory is dolefully departing. Once more, It has formerly been said, that ⟨p. 73⟩our Colledge has been one of the Glori•• of New-England. In that we have Excelled all other English Plantatioas. But the long Dissettlement of that Socey, seemeth to look ominously on Posterity, and on the Churches in New-England. Some who once had their Education there, have been of such Emineny for Learning and Piety, that New-England has been Honoured for their sakes. But of later Times as to many of them, it has been much otherwise. It has grieved me to the Heart when I have received Letters from diverse persons of Quality in England, thus complaining to me, Young men who had their Education in your Colledge, when they come over unto us in ngland, are Enemies to that which was in a peculiar manner the Religion of their Fathers. I the Lord a Controversy on the of unkindnesses shewn (not to but) to some who have formerly Presided there, as well as for Corruptions which have been too much indulged in that Nursery. I can not but with well as I have singular cause to do) to the Poor Colledge. Nor I be without fears that one of these